tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to tumble down; to roll down
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
condensed milk; Soviet Union
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
eruption; volcanic eruption
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
covered with; stained; smeared
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
such ... as; or some such
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
rule; reign; government; governing
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
considerably; fairly; quite
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
class; heading; group; category
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
originally; by nature; from the start
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
reason; cause; circumstances
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to abandon; to give up on; to desert